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The world meets in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss Botswana's elephants
Tourism minister, Kitso Mokaila and eight senior officials are attending the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of Parties 18 in Geneva, Switzerland. Several local wildlife NGOs both for and against government's proposals,...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
CITES tightens giraffe protection
The giraffe vote, 106 in favour and 21 against, is expected to mirror the upcoming one on whether Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and South Africa are seeking approval for future sales of their ivory stockpiles.  Proposed by Chad and...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Nationality ministry introduces Blue Card
The Botswana Blue Card will allow persons who have renounced Botswana citizenship to retain the right to unlimited stay in Botswana.  Botswana Blue Card holders will have the right to visit, live and work in Botswana. However, they will not be...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Bakwadis Olympic hopes suffer blow
Bakwadi admitted competition was tough, which is why he fell at the first hurdle.  He said the new kata refereeing system is complex and he is still trying to figure it out. “It was a self-sponsored trip and that on its own, took a toll on...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Rugby candidate warned of tough Africa elections
Irish who is Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) acting president, is a candidate for additional member at the upcoming Rugby Africa general assembly. The assembly will be held on March 2, in Marrakech, Morocco. Gilbert told Mmegi Sport that they have...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Diacore donates P15,000 to athletics
BAA public relations officer, Ipolokeng Ramatshaba expressed gratitude to Diacore for their gesture, during a handover ceremony in Gaborone on Wednesday. BAA president, Thari Mooketsi said middle and long distance athletes are being trained every...
79573,Kebone Laetsang,, 22 May 2019
Denizli Escort Bayanlar
Sizinle vakit geçirmek isteyen herkesin hayal edebilecei en çarpc kzlardan bazlarna sahibiz ve lütfen mümkün olan her ekilde sizi. Fantazilerimizin ve gündüz hayallerimizin olmasnn sebebinin gerçein...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Botswana behind Semenya as landmark case begins
The case kicked-off on Monday this week and would be keenly followed over the coming weeks, with a decision due on March 29. Last year, the IAAF took a decision to regulate testosterone levels in female athletes. Under the IAAF rule, female...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Lights dim as Brights turbulent stay ends
Since that 3-0 defeat in far flung Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso last October, Bright’s future has always hung by a thread. Knives were long out and when he vented his frustrations on his employer on the eve of the return tie against Burkina Faso...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BFA rules out COSAFA bid
Addressing the media on Wednesday, Mfolo said the association was in no position to bid but he said a proposal could be made the through Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC). He however hinted that the chances are very slim after the BFA let go...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
BFA left clutching thin air
BFA chief executive officer, Mfolo Mfolo told a press briefing in Gaborone this week, that the historic deal to broadcast First Division matches, was now off. Launched amid pomp and fan fare last year, the deal to televise First Division games never...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Sembowas Mascom Top 8 love story
Focus will be on Galaxy’s striker Tebogo Sembowa who is on the brink of pocketing his fifth gold medal in just eight editions. Sembowa led his side to this year’s edition of the Mascom Top 8 final to be played on March 9, 2019 at the...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Ambitious Wanderers target FA Cup progress
Last week, teams in the lower divisions in the south, got their FA Cup campaign off the ground. The start of the competition, which has not been played since 2012, saw 13 goals in a thrilling take-off. The cup reaches the northern zone starting...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
BFA failed, not me - Bright
The BFA has put the blame for the Zebras’ underwhelming performances squarely on Bright’s shoulders. But Bright hit back in an interview yesterday, arguing the mother body had failed to provide him with adequate support. He said even if...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Masisi, Khama should bury the hatchet
The stand-off, rightly or wrong, forced the President to let the cat out of the bag on the matter in the last two paragraphs of his maiden State of the Nation Address (SONA) last November. “Batswana are all aware that the transition from the...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 22 May 2019
Men having sex with men
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 22 May 2019
Lefoko leo ga le yo
Go a bo go lebilwe le tsotlhe tse di dirafalang mo lefatsheng mme ka tsela nngwe, di ama botshelo jwa rona; dingwe di ka bo dira monate, tse dingwe tsa bo dira bosula. E re fa go dirafala tse di monate thata, tse di itumedisang, go twe botshelo bo...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Welcome to Botswana: Africas newest lootocracy!
The veteran leader’s comments were roundly condemned as vitriolic and denigrating forcing Nigeria to summon Zimbabwean diplomat Stanley Kanjeku to lodge the ‘strongest protest’. Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs...
79124,Thabo Masalila,phpGGvPr5.jpg, 22 May 2019
Give refugee children opportunity for tertiary education
A quick reference to the Constitution reminded me of a fact I already knew. The Constitution permits discrimination on the basis of citizenship. It does not say that government cannot support refugee children. Nor does it say that those that have...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 22 May 2019
Sex is cheaper in Gaborone
The hard truth is that sex is, for many, a business and in Gaborone, that business is booming. The capital city, according to a recently released report, accounts for a large number of the estimated 4,000 female sex workers and 800 male sex workers...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Voices in the dark: Male and female sex workers speak out
Between April 2017 and February 2018, researchers led by Ministry of Health and Wellness with several technical and financial partners, conducted interviews and group discussions with about 2,049 male and female sex workers as well as transgender...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
More men are having sex with other men for money
The highly revealing report into high-risk populations, which include female sex workers and transgenders, was conducted in 2017 and released earlier this year. Its findings on Men who have sex with men (MSM) are based on a sample of 800 men who are...
423,Thalefang Charles,phpAA56.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Portrait of the sex trade
So who are these people?  Where are they?  Why are they in the sex trade? What do they need? Who are the johns?  How do they do it? How much are their services?  How has HIV affected them? The Ministry of Health and Wellness in...
423,Thalefang Charles,phpAA56.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
SMME Pitso to debut in Francistown
The eagerly awaited three-day event is scheduled to run from March 27 to 30, 2019 at the Francistown Industrial Business Incubator under the theme ‘Empowering SMMEs in Pursuit of Business Development and Economic...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
Key anti-money laundering law takes effect
Last Wednesday, the European Union added Botswana to a list of 23 jurisdictions it intends to approve soon as a global blacklist for money laundering and terrorism financing. Other countries on the list include Nigeria, Iran, Pakistan and...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Why a US-China trade deal is not enough
WASHINGTON, DC: As Chinese and American trade negotiators meet in Washington to try to forge an accord on trade, observers are largely focused on the countries’ economic disagreements, such as over China’s subsidies to its state-owned...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Air Botswana returns to regional skies
On Wednesday, Agnes Khunwana, the airline’s managing director, said in the first quarter of the year, the airline would restart flights to Harare, Lusaka and Cape Town from Gaborone. A Kasane-Johannesburg flight will be introduced later in the...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Taxman eyes P41bn inflows for 2019
The target is about four percent, or P1.4 billion higher than the estimates of what the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is expected to have collected when the current financial year ends on March 31.  The draft estimates are contained in...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Bad Boy Bandit Just Wont Stress
The 27-year-old young man from Thamaga told Arts & Culture that he started pursuing his love for music in 2010 when he was a first-year student at University of Botswana where he was part of a group called The Dynasty back in 2011.  Even...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Majaivane takes to Gqom with Tika Tika
With Durban’s Gqom music now spreading across the world, it is perhaps a good move for the local industry seeing that artists like Majaivane are tapping into it. Majaivane has never travelled to Durban to meet the artists who are taking it...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Kgwarela announces return with Dudu
To announce his return, he has released a new single titled Dudu which features talented Afro Pop singer, Lizibo. The song was released on February 3 and it is one of the tracks that would be included in his upcoming album called Mpho-The Gift. The...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mdala Ka Tjeludo: A political satirist of note
Times have changed and now people find political satire as humorous content and more comedians are gaining inspiration from politics. For Kalanga political satirist, Onkgopotse China Mugende, prominently known as Mdala Ka Tjeludo on Duma FM, started...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Compromising botsetsi for the joy of new life
In Setswana culture when norms and taboos were respected, practices like botsetsi epitomised the way of life. Confinement had its own strict rules and regulations and batsetsi (mothers) would not dare disregard them, as that was seen as taboo. For...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Remembering BDF fallen heroes
FRANCISTOWN: An invitation extended by the Brigade Commander, 2 Brigade from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Donga camp, through a letter penned by Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Ragalase quickly evoked memories of yore with nostalgia. A recollection...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Hopeful Moseki 16 years aspiring legislator
FRANCISTOWN: The journey to Parliament might seem hopeless and impossible for Moseki who has been trying his luck albeit without success, but the attorney-cum-politician is confident more than ever before that there is no better time than the 2019...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Prof Behan welcomes Dingake to University of South Illinois
We are privileged indeed that Justice Dingake was willing to travel halfway across the world, enduring a trip of over 24 hours in the air and a temperature change of more than 80o Fahrenheit, to serve as our Jurist in Residence. Justice Dingake is...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Press release on cyber security activities of some countries
In 2018 Russian State System of Detection, Prevention and Liquidation of Consequences of Computer Attacks (GosSOPKA) identified more than 4.3 billion computer attacks on Russian critical information infrastructure with more than 17 thousand...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Apprentices engage attorneys to fight BCM
The cat-and-mouse game between the BCM and its students started in December 2017 after the former unexpectedly told the students to stop attending lectures at the Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE). Chamber of Mines...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Murder accused on trial for partners death
The State alleges that Wedu Mosalagae, 32, murdered his live-in girlfriend Barobi Rampape at the village on November 24 in 2012. The first prosecution witness, Zachariah Balobile, told the court in his evidence in chief that plainclothes police...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BNF, BDP youth leagues shun TKs meet
The meeting was meant to discuss the political atmosphere in the country.  However, the two youth committees claimed that the meeting was too short notice and they were not told the agenda ahead of it. Only three political youth leagues...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
CRSG loses 'Spaghetti' road suit
Dry Landers was sub-contracted by CRSG on July 25, 2015 to carry out various tasks at the Thapama Interchange Junction in Francistown popularly known as the ‘Spaghetti’ road. The Spaghetti cost government close to P1 billion (P979,...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Foreign company to evaluate national lottery bids
The company will act as transaction advisors who will evaluate the National Lottery Bids. Goya said while it is government’s intention to have such tenders awarded to citizen-owned companies, they opted for a single sourcing tender as they...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Tender dispute delays classrooms construction
This week, the Lobatse High Court interdicted the council from going ahead with the project by re-advertising and awarding the disputed tenders. The interim interdict by the court came in the wake of the contractors having taken the council to court...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Venson-Moitois party presidential bid- a long shot
Former Cabinet minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s bid for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidency might be lost even before the upcoming April Congress. While it was expected that she would find favour in her backyard in the Central...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
TK dodges court subpoena in BTO suit
The parastatal, which the minister oversaw, has been taken to court for failure to settle a bill owed to a company that produced digital images meant to sell the country outside. Virtually Anywhere Close Cooperation had on Tuesday subpoenaed Khama...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
PAC halts NPF review, AP unimpressed
According to Kesupile, this followed an advice from the Attorney General (AG) Abraham Keetshabe notifying the Clerk of the National Assembly that the PAC cannot review the NPF as the matter is now before the courts. When presenting a statement to...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
UDC responds to BMD application
Dutch Leburu, Dick Bayford and Joao Salbany represent the Umbrella in the case. One of the UDC lawyers, Salbany of Bayford and Associates told Mmegi yesterday that they have made their move. “We filed the notice of opposition to the High Court...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mater Spei College - Success epitomized
MSC, as the school is known, has shown beyond doubt that it is the best amongst the rest   by being counted as part of top three both nationally and regionally in the Botswana General Certificate Secondary Examination (BGCSE) since 2000...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
The ever-unfolding case of NPF looting
They brought new charges and added more accused persons. The six accused persons are High Court judge, Zein Kebonang, his twin brother former cabinet minister and Lobatse MP, Sadique Kebonang, executive director of BERA Kenneth Kerekang, asset...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
State trims NPF loot case down from P250m
The money laundering scandal involving the Kebonang twin brothers, former minister Sadique and High Court Judge, Zein, Bakang Seretse and Kenneth Kerekang is reportedly becoming a headache for the State as the money keeps going down while defence is...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg,79575,Ludo Kwapa,, 22 May 2019
'They are plotting to kill me'
This has been disclosed in a five-page letter to the DIS, Botswana Police Service (BPS), Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Attorney General...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Inside the business of Selling Sex
22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Taxman eyes P41bn inflows for 2019
22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Compromising botsetsi for the joy of new life
22 May 2019
Back Page this week: BFA failed, not me - Bright
22 May 2019
Front Page this week: 'They are plotting to kill me'
22 May 2019
When dark clouds gather for the New Jerusalem
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 22 May 2019
Septuagenarian rape-murder suspects further remanded
The duo, Modisakgotla Keganeditse, 24, and Moabi Morwalela, 21, are alleged to have robbed Grace Keakantse, 70, of a mobile phone worth P249 at her place of residence in Area W during the wee hours of November 17, 2018 before proceeding to rape and...
78796,Lebogang Kokoro,,78899,Lesedi Kegorogile,, 22 May 2019
Marobela elderly womans murder accused granted bail
The state alleges that Mathata Jutase, 38, Mooketsi Goitsemang, 34, Robert Mochasaani, 71, and Kabelo Sebekwa, 35, murdered Ndinao Ikanyeng at Marobela on September 8, 2018.  The charge of murder was laid against the accused a month after...
442,Lebogang Mosikare,php369F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
2018 JCE results released
There were altogether 40 353 candidates who actually sat and were awarded grades in the 2018 JCE compared to 40 079 candidates in 2017, which is a slight increase of 0.68% in the candidature. The slight increase has been observed in private centre...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Khama defends Kgosi's angry comments
During the arrest, Kgosi angrily threatened the government. He said, “You guys are driving me to do things I never thought I will do. I’m telling you. I am going to topple the government, I’m telling you. I worked for this f*k*ng...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Mascom Top 8 attendance improves
LOC chairperson, Moreo Modisenyane said the number of spectators increased from last year's lowest attendance of 980 to a high of 1,300 in the current campaign. Season 8 of the competition enters the semi-final stage, with Jwaneng Galaxy facing BDF...
78768,Ookeditse Malesela,, 22 May 2019
BMWU rejects reports of ex-miners' in civil imprisonment
Union leaders made the announcement when addressing their anxious members in Francistown on Monday this week at their offices.  More than two years ago, over 4,000 mineworkers lost their jobs at Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC) and BCL mines...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Govt commits to empowering dikgosi
Speaking at a capacity building workshop for members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi this morning, Tsogwane said government recognises bogosi as a unifying force in forging and maintaining national identity. The strategic plan for Tribal Administration runs from...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
The Going Gets Tough For Thebe
Thebe, who returned from injury in April this year found the going tough against the likes of Jamaica’s Akeem Bloomfield, Jonathan Jones and Nathon Allen who clinched positions one, two and three respectively. It was the Jamaican’s...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Letlole JSS Retains Softball Title
Letlole came from behind to beat Patikwane JSS from Paje 12-6 in the finals played at the National Diamond yesterday in Gaborone. Patikwane were the first to score but Letlole were able to score three runs and level the score line in the third inn,...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Galaxy Hold SA Giants
Galaxy’s coach, Miguel da Costa left the game an impressed man after his charges held the African champions in the high profile encounter. “This is a preseason we have been training for a week and a half now. It was never going to be...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Trucha To Blend Pep, Klopp Philosophies
Both Guardiola and Klopp are attack-minded and believe in winning the ball. While Guardiola relies much on ball retention and keeping possession even when they attack, Klopp’s teams press at high speed and regroup back quickly as soon as they...
411,Boitumelo Khutsafalo,phpCD8F.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Madi Majwana Gets P5m Support
“The project was mainly to interrogate Botswana about money-related issues that Batswana face in their day-to-day lives through drama and poetry,” said Barclays Bank Managing Director,  Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane. She further...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Miss Earth Finalists Drilled
They were taught about self-defence, and how to behave generally as beauty queens. When speaking to Show Time, one of the organisers, Osego Maseko said it was only right that they did this because their main mandate was to make sure the girls are...
79574,Ame Motimane,, 22 May 2019
Emerging Artists Get Industry Mentoring
Tumelo Bogatsu, Legakwanaleo Makgekgenene and Kago Monageng were selected and given industry mentoring. The offer also included an artist fee of P30,000 each to showcase new commissioned creative works at Thapong Visual Art Centre and key locations...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Coming Soon Berates Vee Mampeezy
“I made these people rich,” the visibly distraught acrobatic dancer from DRC hissed angrily in a live Facebook video. Coming Soon said he had nothing to show after working with Vee over the past years. He even threatened to return to his...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Maun International Youth Expo On The Cards
Speaking to Business Monitor, one of the exhibition’s organisers, Letshabo, said they felt that entrepreneurs in the northern part of the country were not given enough exposure despite their potential. The expo is to start from August...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Lioness Lean In Impresses
The programme was a one-day event held in Gaborone last Friday. Running for the third year, the purpose of this event was to offer invaluable insights and expertise from established women entrepreneurs to aspiring younger female ones. Powered by...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Busanis Ludo Rides Natural Hair Bandwagon
Busani, who also likes to grow her own hair naturally, said that she knows just how difficult it is to maintain natural coils without using harsh chemicals to soften it and make it easier to manage.  Acting on the desire to have satisfying hair...
79575,Ludo Kwapa,, 22 May 2019
Are We A Dismissive Nation?
Recently Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) boss, Peter Magosi called a press conference and informed journalists that the President’s life might be in danger, which was brought about by a number of incidents that occurred during...
540,Monitor Editor,, 22 May 2019
BOFEPUSU
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 22 May 2019
What Does The Bible Say
My job was to spend the day with this wonderful group of around 80 youth to teach and instil ethical values with the hope that if we invest now into the moral wellbeing of our future leaders, we will offensively fight the corruption which is...
78990,Ashley Thaba,phpNBMUDQ.jpg, 22 May 2019
Military Policing Is Not The Answer
The first property they viewed was in a multi residential place in Tlokweng. Affordable and secure, was the estate agent’s selling point. But to the young American’s mother, security features was what scared her off the most. “Why...
8058,Pamela Dube,phpkuL8U3.jpg, 22 May 2019
A Note On Adolescence And Confidentiality In Psychotherapy
As treating professionals and society, it is our responsibility to offer adolescents the best possible experience of healthcare services and in this particular instance, seeking mental health services such as therapy. An adolescents’ first...
74047,Lesego Nswahu Nchunga,phpgwjNJg.jpg, 22 May 2019
The Destruction Of Old Molepolole
By the regional standards of the time Molepolole was relatively integrated. Examples of what the racist authorities labelled as “miscegenation” or race mixing could by then be found among most of Molepolole’s...
2894,Jeff Ramsay,php4F39.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Limkokwing Empowers Students With Special Needs
This has been a topical issue that many find difficult to embrace considering the challenges that it poses for both students and lecturers across the world. However in 2009, Limkokwing University found it fitting to make a strong commitment to...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
NCDs Remain A Threat To Botswana
According to the Botswana Multi-Sectoral Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2018-2023 report, the prevention and control of NCDs has been prioritised. It has been included in high-level national strategy documents...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Avoid Last Minute Trips, Police Advise Motorists
A recent police report shows that five people lost their lives in road traffic accidents during the 2019 President’s Day holidays as compared to six who died in the same period last year. Director of traffic, senior assistant commissioner...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Palapye Residents Want Blankets At Local Hospital
This came after the assistant minister of health Setlhomo Lelatisitswe told members of the community who had converged at the village Kgotla in large numbers that the new Palapye hospital should not be expected anytime soon. Lelatisitswe was...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
Of Maruje, Prophesies And Secular State
When giving his welcome remarks at the launch of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) parliamentary candidate for Tati West constituency, Tshepo Makhani, Maruje strongly shot down suggestions by some that Botswana is a secular state. Maruje, who has...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mma V Lobbyists Could Ruin Butales BPF Presidential Chances
This is so as they feel that the party would not be stable if elective congress has more than one lobby list. The Monitor has learnt that some members of the BPF are lobbying Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi to defect to the newly formed party and become its...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
No Arrests In Malatswai Murder
The deceased, who hailed from Mabolwe ward at the village, was found lying dead and naked by the roadside that fateful early morning. She was laid to rest at her home village last Saturday. In an interview, Serowe police station commander,...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Woman Wants Answers After Mahalapye Police Shooting
The Mahalapye native wants answers after a police bullet that pierced through her thigh left her bedridden at the village hospital. Emily Chikaze had just arrived at her home village from Gaborone where she makes a living as a businesswoman on Monday...
434,Pini Bothoko,php3A86.tmp.jpg,2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BMD Readies Up For Solo Ride
This has prompted the BMD to cultivate a solo road. Leader of the party, Sidney Pilane announced Saturday that they would be unveiling their manifesto this week. He was speaking at Ledumang, Gaborone North constituency where executive mayor of...
54815,Innocent Selatlhwa,php522E.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Boko To Challenge Magistrates Ruling
Paya dismissed the application with costs, but in turn ruled that the matter be allocated a different magistrate because her court is not in a position to urgently dispose of the matter. Boko, through his lawyers, had made an application for Paya to...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Foul Play 'Possible' In Presidential Chopper Grounding
Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) director general, Peter Magosi does not rule out foul play. “At this point I cannot comment as investigations are ongoing, but remember I told you guys that the security environment has changed...
54815,Innocent Selatlhwa,php522E.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Kgosis Properties Seized While Bedridden In Malaysia
The said properties are believed to be proceeds of crime. On Friday, Lobatse High Court Judge Tebogo Tau issued an order directing the seizure of Kgosi’s properties including his farm, money, his Phakalane home and motor vehicles. Kgosi has...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
The Competency Based Selection Interview
However, this option is seen as expensive by the majority of psychometric-assessment-using employers, who then prefer to conduct assessments on the final three candidates identified at the competency based interview. And with that we are back to...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Back Page this week: Trucha To Blend Pep, Klopp Philosophies
22 May 2019
Front Page this week: Kgosi's Properties Seized
22 May 2019
Lucara Awards P30,000 To Diamond-Naming Winner
Tlhabuswe from Gabane emerged victorious after beating over 22,000 entries that entered the diamond naming competition. Speaking during the naming of the diamond recently, Lucara Diamond Mine CEO Eira Thomas said Lucara and the Karowe Diamond Mine,...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Radisele affirms Copa Copa Cola dominance
The school from the central district won two of the four trophies on offer last year, and repeated the feat on Sunday, as they narrowly lost on a hat trick of titles. The Under-17 girls final produced a shocker as Batanani caught Radisele off guard...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BNSC threatens BFA over stadium fees
  The BFA pays 25percent of gross match takings to the BNSC.  The soccer body owes for the Angola game and the FA Cup final, both which were played in Francistown, while there are outstanding amounts for the Seychelles (Lobatse Sports...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BNSC threatens BFA over stadium fees
The BFA pays 25percent of gross match takings to the BNSC. The soccer body owes for the Angola game and the FA Cup final, both which were played in Francistown, while there are outstanding amounts for the Seychelles (Lobatse Sports Complex) and...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Manaka: From filling in, to fulfilling career
Manaka started off as a football player at Kgamanyane Junior Secondary School in Mochudi, but his sporting career path took a dramatic twist in 1997, when the regular softball team was away on a school trip. Manaka and others were requested to fill...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
IAAF sets steep 2020 qualifying standards
However, the new qualifying standards are seen as way too tough. The qualification window has been extended by two months for most events, which would see the start period brought forward to May 1, 2019 instead of July 1. This is meant to include...
417,Calistus Kolantsho,php1F76.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Shoes, which shoes?
Most footballers’ monikers did not fall far way from the tree. Diphetogo ‘Dipsy’ Selolwane derives his nickname, Dipsy, from his first name, and Mogogi ‘Manchester’ Gabonamong, got his following a brief trial with the...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mares begin tough 2020 Olympics journey
With the continent allocated just 1.5 slots at the 2020 Tokyo games, the Mares will begin the first of the five rounds of qualification against Namibia on April 5, 2019 at the National Stadium with the away leg to be played four days later at the Sam...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
GetBucks, Notwane seal P300,000 deal
Speaking at the sponsorship unveiling in Gaborone, GetBucks managing director, Marthin da Kock said they were pleased to start a partnership with a team that was the first ever to win an organised football league in 1978. The team has in recent...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Santos join title race at final stretch
The First Division South side are now second behind Gilport Lions, just three points off the pace with five matches to the finish line. Santos have remained out of the picture since the season started, but The Saints as the Gabane club is...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
Im ready for full time Zebras job - Mpote
Mpote was recently appointed the national team’s caretaker coach, following the sacking of David Bright last month. While the Botswana Football Association’s (BFA) search for a substantive coach points to an expatriate taking over, Mpote...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BFA happy with new Zebras kit
This comes after fans took to social media, in particular criticising the design of the home kit which was paraded by skipper, Joel Mogorosi. The black and white stripes on the jersey, which some jokingly remarked “resembled a tie”, were...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
A re se lebale
Ba a bo ba raya gore, metse eo, e na le motlakase, fa mo ga bone gone motlakase o se yo.  Ba bangwe ba re, ba tshela ka go kolobetsa kgokgotsho ka mathe; ke gore, motse wa bone ga o na metsi, ba bolawa ke lenyora. Bangwe ba re mo ga bone ga go...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Who Betrayed Sir Ketumile?
The Kgabo Commission found Mmusi erred morally in upholding Secretary General Daniel Kwelagobe’s appeal for a piece of land in Nkoyaphiri. Both were not guilty of stealing any land. On March 7, 1992, Kwelagobe appended his ministerial response...
79124,Thabo Masalila,phpGGvPr5.jpg, 22 May 2019
Greetings, Batswana ba Sekei
Inter-tribal relations have not been good of late. The presidential tiff has resulted in Bangwato, in particular, being accused of tribal bigotry and a false claim to national leadership. It was not an entirely undeserved accusation. We squealed...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 22 May 2019
Inside Tsodilo Hills sacred cave
Tsodilo is a very special place. A trip to Tsodilo Hills has been a very emotional journey for yours truly lately. This is because it has been a decade of failed attempts to re-enter the revered White Rhino Cave in Tsodilo Hills. The White Rhino...
423,Thalefang Charles,phpAA56.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
The humiliating and haunting return of El Negro to Africa
The remains were returned in an incomplete and undignified manner in gross violation of professional protocols and ethics, as well as indigenous sensibilities, while key stakeholders were not consulted. What was thus meant to have been a triumphant...
2894,Jeff Ramsay,php4F39.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Textile sector upbeat, despite AGOA export collapse
Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act’s duty and quota free provision, Botswana textile firms were shipping off P1.8 billion in stock to the US at the peak in 2008. Becky Geiger, an international trade specialist in the US Department of...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Closing the gap onAfricas energy challenges
Of the 1.2 billion people who live in Africa, it’s estimated that more than 650 million have no access to energy, relying instead on fossil fuels like diesel for electricity generation and harmful cooking fuels like wood, charcoal, and...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Debswana sees bigger Orapa Mine running by 2022
The Cut 3 project involves the expansion of the 48-year-old Orapa Mine pit to access more resources currently unreachable. While little information has been made available on the project thus far, it is known that the project will involve the removal...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Stalemate over Morupule Bs US$800m expansion goes to OP
Two Asian mega-corps – Marubeni from Japan and Posco from South Korea – won the tender to expand Morupule B by 300MW in 2015 and were due to have begun work in January 2017 on a 42-month contract. While Morupule B currently has four...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Masai twist braiding business in town
This is despite only a handful of men locally embarking on braiding vocation. Yona Mathew Young alongside three other local men braid for a living. Even though hairdressing, more especially braiding and plaiting at large are popular amongst females,...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Hyperrealism artist makes waves on social media
The 25-year-old from Ramotswa, who is a University of Botswana media studies graduate, says he discovered his talent at an earlier stage in his junior and senior secondary school days when he took art classes, but never pursued it at varsity. He...
79575,Ludo Kwapa,, 22 May 2019
Fairground festival celebrates food
The event, which was held at Fairgrocunds in Gaborone attracted top chefs who amused food lovers with insightful demonstrations. They proved they could cook just about anything and anywhere. The festival also attracted most top Chinese and Indian...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
LSB dance club makes Botswana proud
The two ballroom dance couples of David Motlhodi, who partnered with Kesego Lopang and Gilbert Mosweu, who partnered with Gorata Kenyaditswe seemed to have found Aladdin’s Cave in Russia where they garnered a couple of both gold and silver...
2172,Nnasaretha Kgamanyane,php16B0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Quondam rhumba king returns
Except maybe on Radio Botswana, listeners hardly ever hear that “Nna e rile maloba ka utlwa ka Alfredo le setlhopha gotwe ba moopelo o monate, ke saitse fa ba na le melaetsa, ka bona ka ba utlwa ka dumela gore Alfredo Mos…” Back...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Drought scares farmers from BAMBs sweetened deal
For farmers, the BAMB’s contracts are a type of hedging or security, offering a guaranteed market and price for their produce, while it is in the ground. The scheme is open to those producing five tonnes or more of sorghum, maize, cowpeas or...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Direct election of President: Wrong prescription
The opposition has always had it among its electoral reform requisitions, which it believes would improve the nation’s democracy outlook. The ruling BDP on the other hand, only helped to pass the motion, not out of any known noble principle,...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Botswana students third in Huaweis Sub-Saharan Africa ICT Comp
The competition covered latest ICT technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mobile networks and big data. Almost 30, 000 students from over 100 universities in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, South Africa,...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Metropolitan in court for benefit transfer suit
One former client, Esau Jokonya blames the company for withholding his funds after exiting a policy. Jokonya narrates that in 2008 he purchased a Retirement Annuity Policy from the pension fund provider after he had left his employment with Botswana...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Harvard dealmakers seize power in Wilderness deal
Wilderness is one of Africa’s biggest ecotourism groups, with 16 camps in the Okavango Delta either wholly or partially owned. The group dominates the Delta’s high end with camps that have won international awards. Shareholders holding...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Lies, deceit, double-cross as BMC P40m saga deepens
The explosive allegations are contained in Balopi’s submissions to the High Court made on Wednesday. Balopi, also a former Cabinet minister, alleges that the Agriculture minister made good faith representations, saying the matter between...
601,Mpho Mokwape,php5B7D.tmp.jpg,422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Of song, dance and theatrics
Singing and dancing together has become a symbol of unity. It seemingly gives politicians some happiness, joy or is just the fun of being in politics even when confronted with hostility.  There are geniuses that are also gifted in singing and...
402,Ryder Gabathuse,phpF55A.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Bill to give DCEC more powers, autonomy
According to Keorapetse, the purpose of the Bill is to make the DCEC more independent and improve its powers, effectiveness and efficiency and appear before the Public Accounts Committee for examination of its books of account.  This will also...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Jackalas No.1 problem: water shortage
What is worrying is that the village is near the ever-flowing Ntimbale Dam and this has made Kgosi Tapson Jackalas to conclude that government has abandoned them. Kgosi Jackalas said the water shortage is a perennial problem that even affects...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
Motshegwa to contest Bonnigton South under UDC
Motshegwa has confirmed that he will tussle for seat under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) banner. The three horse race features Motshegwa, Gaolathe and Christian Nthuba of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Political pundits are of the...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
'Where is the P30 million?'
The maverick Member of Parliament confirmed on Tuesday morning that he was on the run and in hiding in one of the neighbouring countries. “I can confirm that I am outside the country for my safety. I am out of the country yes. I don’t...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg,419,Oarabile Mosikare,phpEAC0.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Venson-Moitoi counts on MPs, councillors
President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s camp is of the view that the legislators and civic leaders are delegates who cannot nominate a candidate as they do not have any mandate from any structure. On the other side Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s team,...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Moyo: Look me in the eye and tell me to lie
This week Moyo claimed that he had fled to an unnamed country in the region following a ‘tip off’ from intelligence sources that there are people who want to eliminate him. He told Mmegi that he was outside the country, but would not...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Building A House Step-by-Step
22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Team Botswana Wins Big In Russia
22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Quondam rhumba king returns
22 May 2019
Inside Page this week: Stalemate over Morupule B's US$800m expansion goes to OP
22 May 2019
Back Page this week: BFA happy with Zebras new kit
22 May 2019
Front Page this week: 'Where is the P30 million?'
22 May 2019
I am passionate not bitter - Butler
Butler coached the Zebras between February 2014 and June 2017, before leaving to join South African side, Platinum Stars. He then left for further assignments in Indonesia in 2018, before landing the national team coach’s job in Liberia this...
407,Mqondisi Dube,php794.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
No alcohol at Top 8 matches
Alcohol was sold for the first time, in more than a decade, during the Zebras clash against Zambia in July, with the Botswana Premier League indicating its eagerness to jump on the bandwagon. Township Rollers have been leading in the trend as in...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Battle for P1.4m bursts into life
Earlier this month, Mascom Wireless announced that the prize money would increase by P100, 000 from last year’s P1.3 million to P1.4 million, making it the highest cash prize in local football.  The man of the match prize has also been...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Mamoja Diski falling apart
For now, the Francistown side appear destined to the lower rungs of football, as they struggle in the First Division North league. It was unimaginable, just a decade ago that City Greens would be mentioned in the same line with Division One...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
Moloi, Mogaladi linked with Chiefs role
Masire was roped in as assistant coach to Oris Radipotsane at the start of the season. The duo led Magosi to a four-game unbeaten start before Radipotsane joined BTC Premiership side, Jwaneng Galaxy. Masire took over as head coach on an interim...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
TRX Mohambi leads Fighters fight to the top
This demonstrated their credentials, which places them amongst the most successful teams in the country, at joint fourth with Mochudi Centre Chiefs. The Samba Boys birthed some of the country’s dazzling football careers including that of...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Amrouche replicates Tshosanes rear-guard action
Tshosane remains the only coach to take the Zebras to Africa Cup of Nations finals. Despite his success, the former army boss was criticised for an ultra defensive approach, but the discipline in the camp was never an issue during his time in...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Boxers out to shine during awards night
Following impressive performances by the national boxing teams on the international stage, local boxers are hoping to end the year with individual accolades at the Botswana Boxing Association (BoBA) awards to be held at Fairgrounds tomorrow...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Clubs fume as softball season delayed
The league should have begun in early October but the start was put on hold. The decision has not gone down well with clubs who argue, the executive committee is applying delay tactics amid a pending motion of no confidence. But BSA vice president,...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
Five players off to inaugural junior chess tourney
All Southern African nations are expected to send teams to the week-long tournament. Two girls, Women Chess Master (WCM), Refilwe Gabatshwarwe and Ruth Otisitswe will represent Botswana. The duo will be joined by three boys; George Method, Keabetswe...
47121,Koketso Kgoboge,, 22 May 2019
Stanbic injects P250,000 into swimming championships
The Championships are scheduled for February 20 to 23 at the University of Botswana swimming pool. Speaking at the sponsorship launch in Gaborone on Wednesday, Stanbic Bank Botswana head of corporate investment banking, Shepherd Aisam said the bank...
49272,Kabelo Boranabi,, 22 May 2019
Ga se go tswa thuso
Go twe se, e se nne puo fela, mme gape se supiwe ka ditiro. Kgang e nne gore, fa bangwe ba itlhaela, kgotsa, golo gongwe ba tlhaetse, ba ba kgonang, ba thuse. Go nne jalo, ba thuse Batswana. Gompieno re utlwa fa kwa Maubelo, kwa Tsabong, lephata la...
2805,Sebofo Motshwane,php5705.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Hail Peter Magosi - the inept crown prince of a new nationalism!
Awareness, territory, history and culture all matter. Nations are unique in the makeup of character and worth. To what extent is a group aware of distinctiveness from other groups? It is this historically persistent cultural identity, and one that...
79124,Thabo Masalila,phpGGvPr5.jpg, 22 May 2019
DPP office should stop trying so hard to please politicians
Knowing the shenanigans of UDC “cooler box boys”, I knew they were capable of such a stunt. For those who have signed non-aggression pacts with your computers, the first lady’s picture was put side by side, on social media, with...
68553,Kgosietsile Ngakaagae,php1FanG3.jpg, 22 May 2019
What lies behind the sick note
As detailed in an article in last Friday’s edition, mental health in the workplace is an emerging crisis in the country, one that is ignored, overlooked or dismissed by those in a position to do something. Everyday, thousands of employees turn...
450,Mmegi Editor,, 22 May 2019
Taming the BDP
76729,Selefu,php4qexft.jpg, 22 May 2019
What is the real state of our nation?
His is a new administration, and one that proclaims, with welcome boldness, to want to move Botswana forward in the coming years. It is therefore with much hope that our comments on SONA 2019 will be heeded to.  Introduction His...
475,Correspondent,,475,Correspondent,,475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Create space for civil society in NDP 11 review
In his introduction, His Excellency informed the nation that the current National Development Plan (2017 - 2023) is under review. Recognising the contribution made by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the development of the nation, BONELA...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Govt returns to market, seeks to borrow P1.25bn
The government, through Bank of Botswana, borrows quarterly from the local capital market mainly to develop the local market’s capacity, but also to fund gaps in the national budget. The auctions of government notes are exclusively attended by...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Shareholder activism key to holding companies accountable
Traditionally, large institutional investors and fund managers dominate the share registers of listed and unlisted entities locally, with retail investors carried along on the decisions the former make. Retail investors tend to adopt dormant...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Unpacking the man behind the business
Where there are high volumes of cash transactions in the business, money launderers are most likely to partner with those kinds of businesses to increase the regulator’s impossibilities of tracing the initial recipient of the dirty...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Shumbas pioneering fuel plant inches forward
Should it come to fruition, the ambitious project, planned to be located at Mabesekwa near Francistown, would be powered by a one billion tonne resource of coal and produce 20,000 barrels of diesel and 5,000 of petrol per day when fully...
422,Mbongeni Mguni,php1604.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Mauritian firm seals P150m Letlole la Rona equity deal
The deal means Grit now holds 30% equity in Letlole, up from 6.25 percent, while the BDC is down to 42% from 65.8%. The purchase consideration for the deal is not cash, but rather the issuance of new Grit shares to the BDC at US$1.40 per share. The...
33193,Pauline Dikuelo,phpD7C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
SONA shines light on arts
Even though he did not go into depth on this, so many game players have bemoaned the delay in establishing the council that will resolve many irregularities and conflict in the arts sector. He said the development of the National Arts Council Act,...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Sunday Ultimate Chill switches venues
In a press release, the event organisers outlined that one of the major reasons for changing the venue was because it could not accommodate everyone. “The garden lawn, the toilets, traffic and other amenities have reached their...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Gaabo Motho 5th annual fest on Xmas Eve
Headlined by South African artists such as Black Motion, Busiswa, Dladla Mshunqisi and TNS, Gaabo Motho is organised by Dladleng Entertainment.  The event, which is the biggest festival in the South will also include amongst others Vee Mampeezy,...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
BOFINET enables NOW TV free viewership
This telecommunications platform is meant to collaboratively utilise innovation at BOFINET and will be launched next week. During a media briefing this week, BOFINET technical executive, Mpho Koolese, said since Now TV channel was launched last year,...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Inside Kegomoditswe's cool Art Studio
All he ever dreamt of was having his own studio, a space where he would paint everyday. He didn’t let the beautiful photos of other artists’ studios on Instagram or Facebook leave him feeling defeated. As he ventured into the world of...
49270,Mompati Tlhankane,php2FDF.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Miss Botswana upbeat about Miss World title
She arrived to a welcome party organised by the Botswana High Commission in the UK. “I am going to the Miss World competition and I am thankful that you are here to see me off as I am going to represent my country not myself as an...
76058,Cavin Kanoko,, 22 May 2019
Can Masisi transform ruling party and save the country? (Part 1)
In its current form, the BDP’s model of electing leadership and subsequently how they govern the country without appropriate bottom-up checks and balances is unsustainable and presents a risk for both the party and the country. The...
53074,Bakang Ntshingane,, 22 May 2019
BOBS hosts stakeholders' training workshop
The CSN is a voluntary network of standard organisations and other stakeholders from 53 countries home to 2.4bn people which is 31% of the global population. Launched in April last year by the BSI, the UK National Standards Body, in partnership with...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Enko Botho parents meet Enko Education founder CEO
Pignot and partner, Cyrille Nkontchou founded Enko Education, Africa-wide network of international schools aimed at increasing access for Africa students to high-quality education and the best universities in the world in 2013. The founders realised...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
Saleshando calls for unity post divisive polls
“As the electoral dust settles, let us be mindful of the need to unite the nation and it has been left more divided by our rough contests for political office,” Saleshando said. Responding to the State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Tension brews in Nata-Gweta
Dukwi falls within the Nata-Gweta constituency. This week insiders alleged that Majaga views Kehitile as a threat to his political future. There are strong reports that Kehitile wants to challenge Majaga at the ruling party parliamentary primaries in...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Hailstorm, rain cause massive destruction
In recent days, many parts of the country have experienced heavy rains accompanied by hailstorms that have caused serious destruction to properties. In one instance, the owner of Lion’s Park popular bar in Shashe, Ernest Sakuringwa estimated...
49080,Lesedi Mkhutshwa,, 22 May 2019
Parties to battle it out in Boseja/Flowertown council race
This came after the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) realised that it had omitted one candidate’s name during the general election held on October 23, 2019.  The IEC had omitted the Alliance for Progressives (AP) candidate on the...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Nlanda's legal battle with UB continues
The matter was scheduled for argument before Gaborone Industrial Court Justice Annah Mathiba. However, it seems the two parties have settled on a consent draft order to be made an order of the court today. It is said that the parties have agreed...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Dingake reappointed RSCSL Judge
Judges of the RSCSL are appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations for a period six years subject to renewal. Dingake’s initial appointment was made in 2013 and is coming to an end in December this year. Mmegi has learnt that not...
475,Correspondent,, 22 May 2019
UDC's Digwa may sue over election outcome
Should he go to court, Digwa would be joining a swelling number of politicians who are challenging the 2019 election results. Digwa lost the parliamentary polls in Boteti West to incumbent Slumber Tsogwane of the Botswana Democratic Party...
409,Chakalisa Dube,php6867.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
UDC plan massive electoral petitions
Already, the UDC is contesting the results for Gaborone Bonnington North constituency citing some irregularities. In that regard, the coalition is filling an urgent application on the matter. Some of the constituencies that the UDC will be appealing...
3476,Tsaone Basimanebotlhe,php5334.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
'Butterfly' investigator goes AWOL
The discredited junior investigator is said to have deposed an affidavit without authority from his Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) bosses. As if the disapperaing act was not enough, the State finally filed a notice of...
399,Staff Writer,, 22 May 2019
Monakwe's challengers fall on the scale of urgency
With the internal strife at the union continuing, Mothusi Mojela, Mompoloki Comfort, Onalethata Lebotse, Babedi Keboneng, Joseph Kasorere, Dineo Leboro, Nyandera Samuel, Tambona Jopi, Morulaganyi Moalosi and Eunice Rantsudu took the union’s...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Litigants' failure to meet leads to case postponement
Kedisaletse Monakwe, who is also the union’s head of the collective bargaining and organising unit, would like to claim over P700, 000 from the Union for what she considers full cost of her course in Turin, Italy. According to documents she...
54598,Goitsemodimo Kaelo,php4B2C.tmp.jpg, 22 May 2019
Batswana
22 May 2019
Biggie Butale.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Butale to quit BDP
Khama is also expected to officially to decamp from the ruling party at a meeting he has called in Serowe on Saturday. The name of the new party is yet to be confirmed.  So far, 10 names have been proposed. The ruling party recently slapped...
Chakalisa Dube | 22 May 2019
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Botswana's cricket World Cup hopes fade
Uganda inflicted the first loss on Monday, a 52-run defeat, after the first match against neighbours Namibia was washed out on Sunday.  Yesterday Botswana fared better, but still registered an 11-run loss to Nigeria, which severely dented the...
Mqondisi Dube | 22 May 2019
Finance minister Kenneth Mathambo PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Govt seeks to borrow P1.2bn
Every three months, government, through the Bank of Botswana, borrows from the local capital market to fund the national budget and also develop the market’s capacity. The auctions are limited to commercial banks, which hold exclusive bidding...
Mbongeni Mguni | 22 May 2019
Denzel Seetso PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Local tennis player set for Europe
Seetso has been invited by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) to join the ITF/CAT 14 and under team that will participate in a series of European tournaments over two months. Botswana Tennis...
Calistus Kolantsho | 22 May 2019
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Into the Okavango film screens in Gaborone
The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world’s largest population of African elephants and significant populations of lions, cheetahs and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once...
Staff Writer 22 May 2019
Elephants in the Okavango Delta PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting
Since its imposition, the hunting suspension has become a topical subject in the country. There developed two schools of thought with some of the view that if hunting was re-instated, communities would support conservation as they realise the...
Correspondent 22 May 2019
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